McGINNESS OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
====================================================================

McGINNESS, William Harold 1895 - 1983

W. Harold McGinness, 88, died Monday, March 21, 1983, at Golden Valley Hospital. 
William Harold McGinness, son of Adonijah and Laura Puckett, was born February 
27, 1895. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Woodson, 
Guy, and John. He was reared in the Coal community on the family farm that has 
been in the McGinness name for over a century. Much of his life was spent in 
farming. On February 27, 1924, he was married to Fanny L. Spencer, who has 
taught in the Clinton vicinity for forty-seven years. He was a World War I 
veteran, a member of Good Hope Baptist Church, and a member of the Missouri 
Historical Society. He was instrumental in the organization for the continual 
upkeep of Good Hope Cemetery to which he gave many hours as long as his health 
permitted. In 1960, he did the research and wrote the book The History of Good 
Hope Baptist Church for its Centennial Celebration. He loved the out-doors and 
enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife, Fanny, of the home; one 
sister, Christie Wilson of Los Angeles, CA; two sister-in-laws of Clinton and 
several nieces and nephews. Services were held at one p.m. Thursday, March 24, 
1983, at the Consalus Funeral Home with burial in Englewood Cemetery.

====================================================================
USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing
free information on the Internet, data may be used by
non-commercial entities, as long as this message 
remains on all copied material. These electronic 
pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit
or for presentation by other persons or organizations. 

Persons or organizations desiring to use this material
for purposes other than stated above must obtain the 
written consent of the file contributor. 

This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb
Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html
Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections.
====================================================================